Demountable kim



H N. MOODY.-

DEMOUNTABLE RIM.

APPLICATI ON HLED FEB. 9,1922.'

:1, 426,090 I Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

III M H. N. MOODY;

'DEM'OUNTABLE RIM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. i922.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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fill k inventor. flbwWd HOWARE NADIN MOODY, OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

nnluoun'rennn RIM.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 15, 1322.

"Application filed February a, 1922. Serial No. 535,296.

T 0 all wlzmm't may com-c Be it known that I, Hownno N. idoonr,

a citizen of the United States, residin at I D New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Demountable Rims, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to demountable tire-carrying rims for vehicle wheels, and particularly to means for applying the tirecarrying rim to and removing it fronitlie wheel-rim and for locking said tire-carrying rim service position upon the wheel-rim. More particularly the present invention relates to rims designed for holding solid elastic tires, although the salient and'essential features of the invention'may be employed upon rims designed for holding pneumatic or cushioned tires;

The object of the invention is to provide simple, reliable and eflicient means for the purposes described, said means being of a type for securing certain important and'dereleasing wedges.

sirable advantages, as hereinafter fully set forth. v v i In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a' wheel showing the application of the invention thereto.

re 2 is a detail longitudinal section throu' applying and releasing device and the locking means therefor. Figure is a detail section'on line'3'3 of Figure 2.-

Figure -l is a vertical transyerse. section through the wheel-rim and the demountable rim applied thereto. r

Figure 5' is a diagrammz'itic plan view of a porti n of the wheel rim, showing the bindinir and loosing and releasing elements upon the rim members, the demountable rim being omitted and parts thereon appearing insectron in looking position and in dotted li es in released position.

are views of lo bk ingand li igure 9 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing a modified construction for car rying a single solid tire. 7'

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 5 of parts applying to the construction shown in Figure 9. T 7 I --Referring to the drawings,'and particularly to Figures 1 to 8, inclusive, 1'-desig h the rim members, showing the cam -Figure 6 is a detail section online 6 6 nates the spokes, 2 the felly and 3 the outer metallic retaining band or fixed rim of the wheel of an automobile or other similar ve-- hicle. As shown, the rim 3 extends around and across the folly 2 and is provided with an outer abutment or seat face 4, which is continuous between its lateral edges and devoid of side retaining flanges A tirecarrying rim 5 is adapted to be demountably,

applied to the fixed rim 3 and-as shown in the present instance is constructed to receive a pair of solid tires 6 arranged side by side on oppositesioesof the medial line thereof. The rim 5 and the 6 appliedthereto provide a structure designed for use upon motor trucks, and for other heavy duty use, but the rim 5 may be constructed to receive any desired type of tire. I

Arranged at proper intervals upon the opposed meteor the rims 3 and 5 areinter-v engaging elements for holding the rimfidemountably secured to the rim 3; As shown,

the face i of the rim-3 is provided at spaced intervals with a transverse row of binding lugs, comprising two'outer lugs? and a central or intermediatelug 8. The lugs 7 are arranged on opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the rim, and the lug 8 at a point coinciding with the center of the rim ano equidistantly betweenthe lugs-7. The lugs 7 are arranged at reverse angles, on lines converging in the direction of locking movement of the rim .3, 'or otherwise so arranged as to have their inner faces provide inclined or wedge surfaces 9, while the lug die shown as having its sides parallel with each other and with the axis of the rim.

" The rim 5 is provided'wit'h a set of binding lugs to cooperate with each set of binding lugs 7 and 8 on the rim 8,;the binding lugslO on the'rii i 5, two in number, being properly spaced to enter into Ithe spaces between the central lug 8 and inclined inner sides of the side lugs 7, and saidlugs 10 are provided with straight innerside edges to bind frictionally against the straight sides "of the lugsS and i so that said rim 5 isfree for'application 01:

removal. It will thus be understood that when the rim 5 is applied with the lugs 10 in the dotted line positions, a rotary move ment of said rim 5 to the right in Figure 5 rim 3 against any possibility of lateral dis placement, while a reverse rotary motion of the rim 5, or to the left inFigure 5, will move the lugs 10 back to their dotted line positions, thus adapting the rim 5 to be Withdrawn from the wheel.

Suitable'means are providedfor shifting the rim 5 circumferentially on the rim 3 into and out of locking position and for locking said rim '5 to the rim 3, in applied position, against circumferential movement. I have shown in the drawings two sets of devices whichmay be employed for the purpose, and which may be separately or conjointly used. One of-thesesets of devices comprises transverse abutment ribs 12 and 153 on the rim member 5*for cooperation with a .shift i-ng and locking cam or eccentricl l on the rim member 3. This cam or eccentric 14 is adapted to be rotated to two extreme positions, within an arc of 180, toshift the rim 5 to locked or released positions. aVVhen' the cam 14 is rotated to the fullline position shown in Figure 5, it engages the rib 12 and moves the rim 5 circumferentially on the rim. 3. to draw the lugs 10- into engagement with the lugs? and 8,,while on the other hand whenathecamwl i is=rotated to the dotted line position shown. in Figure 5 it engagesthe rib 13 and shifts the. rim 3 backwardly soas tomove the lugs 10 out of en gagement with: the lugs 7 and 8, thus releasing the rim 5t'for detachment from the rim 3. The cam 14 is in the form ofa disk movable in contactwith a wear plate 15 carried by a' bushing 16 extending through the felly 2' and through i a retaining Isleeve 17, said wear. plate, bushing and sleeve being secured to the felly-by fastening bolts 18. 'Journaled ini-the) bushing is a rock shaftor stem 19 carried by the cam, which stem is provided with an angular inner end 20? to which a wreneh or' similar. tool may beapplied for turning the same to actuate: the CitIIlI'lIfOl the described purposes. The shaft r19 is threaded-toreceiveea binding nut 2liand is grooved, as at 22, to receive a locking ring 523 disposed betweensaid nut: and the ends -ofthe-bushingand sleeve, said ring being provided with a fixed spline or key 24 which engages the groove 22 tohold the ring against'rotary movement while permitting it? to move, when freed, longitudinally toward and from the sleeve and bushing. The

opposed zfaces of thebushing, sleeve and locking ring are" toothed or serrated,: as at 25, so that when'thegrin'gis held against the same, upon the turning up of the nut 21, the shaft 19 will be locked against rotation, thus preventing any movement of the cam 14, whereby said cam may be employed to lock the rim 5 in applied position. When the nut 21 is loosened, however, the toothed surl face of the locking ring may be moved out of engagement withthe toothed surfaces of the bushing and sleeve, thus allowing the shaft 19 to be turned for cam actuating motions. Awasher 26 of suitable type, such as a split spring washer, may be disposed betweenithe locking ring and nut to holdthe latter, when screwed up, against loosening or casual disengagement. v i

The other set of devices employed for imparting circumferential motionto the rim member 3 and for locking the same in applied position and releasing it for removal are in the form of wedge elements arranged in sets any suitable distance apartaround the circumference of the wheel. Each set of wedge elements comprises a W g shaped lug 27 arranged transversely at one side of. the center of the rim 3 for cooperation with a pair ofvspaced lugs or ribs 28 and 29 on the rim 5.

tudinal edge 31 and an inclined longitudinal edge 32, and, this wedge, key is adapted to be driven between the-111g 27 and either of the lugs 28' and 29 for the purpose of shifting the rim-membcr 5 circumferentially in one direction or the other on the rim member 3. Figure '5 shows in dotted lines the positions which the lugs 28 and, 29 occupy when the rim 5 is "in released position and in full lines the position which said lugs occupy when, the rim 5-;is in applied posi tion. It will be readily understood that when the key 30 is inserted an d driven across the rim between the lugs '27 and 28, the wedge action set up will move the rim 5'to applying position, ('lrawing the lugs 10 into wedging engagement with the lugs '7 and 8, whilewhen the keyz30 is inserted and driven into, position between the lugs 27 and 29 the wvetlging action instituted twill move the rim 5 cireumferentially in the reverse direction on the rim 3, thus shifting the lugs 10 out of wedgingengagement with the lugs 7: and 8, leaving the rim 5 free tobe removed.

The key 30 is of greater length than the 3 width of the rim Sand is preferably made of some bendable metal, so that when said hey is, applied its end portion 33 may be The lugs or ribs 28' and 29 have StIHJglIti-IQHSVGISO faces while applied position on the rim. When it is desired to unlockthe rim 5 and release it, this may be effected by simply straightening the'ends of the wedge keys and driving said keys out of position and afterwards inserting and driving them between the cooperating pairs of lugs 27 1111:1 29 to move the rims backwards circumtierentially on the rim 3. In Figure 8 I have shown slightly modified form 01"- key having an end portion 33 which is reduced to allow it to be readily bent for thepurpose described. v I

In Figure 5 I have shown two sets of wedge elements 27, 28 and 29 and coasting wedge keys 30, which are arranged on opposite sidesof'the longitudinal center of the rim 3'. This arrangement may be employed to allow wedge keys to'be used from either side of the wheel, or torender a wheel interchangeable for right oi: left hand use,in which event the right and left hand sets of wedge lugs maybe alternately disj posed around the-wheel; but if desired the side or the other of the circumferential censets of wedge lugs may. be arranged on one ter of the rim 3 of any wheel accordingly as it isintended for right or left hand use.

. According to circumstances, I may employ the actuating andlocking cam and actuating andylocking wedges separately or conjointly on the wheel, employing them sep-V arately when desiredon a light wheel al lowing ready and easy manipulation of the rim 5, or conjointly, upon a heavy wheel in which theircombined action may be found to be of advantage when the rim 5 binds or is rusted on the rim 3 and is difiicult to remove. Where the;devices are used conjointly the "wedge keys and cooperating parts will always be found of advantage in "enabling the rim 5 to be loosened up and the cam member of advantage in effecting or assisting 1n effecting the circumferential motionand locking thedemountable rim to the fixed rim in manner.ja :QIn order to securea firm binding action of the rim 5 'o i the rim 3, and'to properly center said rim 5 with relation to said rim 8, I'may provide additional bin'dingelemcnts, consisting of wedge surfaces 34 on the rim member between the lugs 7 and 8 for coaction. with inclined or wedge surfaces 35 on the lugs 10,- saidwedge surfaces friction an easy and convenient ally engaging and properly centering the rim 5 in the applying action and moving out of engagement when the rim is re leased, as will be readily understood;

In the form of my invention shown in Figures 9 and 10, illustrating its application to a type'of wheel employing a demou ntabl'e rim with a single solid-tire, intended more particularly for lighter weight vehicles, the same general features of construction may easily and conveniently eifected.

be employed with slight variations. 'As shown in this instance, the demountable rim 5? is formed to receive single solid tire 6 andsaid rim 5 and the fixed rim 3 are provided at suitable intervals with sets of wedge binding lugs and wedge actuating and fastening members, one set of each of which is shown. In this construction the rim 3 is provided with a pair of lugs 7 and 8 the lug 7 being inclined and the lug 8" straight, said lugs being adapted to receive between them a single binding lug 10- on the rim o the wedge surfaces 34 and 35 being also employed. In this construction also the wedge lug 27 is provided extending completely across the rim 3 for cooperation with spaced lugs 28 and 29 on the rim member 5 and a wedge key 30 having a bendable end portion-33, the construction. otherwise being the same as illustrated specifically in Figure 5. The operation of this construction shown in Figures 9 and 10 will be readily understood. While not specifi-- cally illustrated, the cam actuating and looking device may be employedon this modified applying movement, and easily removed therefrom when in'released position and that it is adapted to be readily and conveniently rotated into and out of service position and locked securely in such position, so that when applied it can not possibly become displaced, whileits removal may be Its features ofconstruction for holding, locking and releasing the demountable rim render it particularly desirable for use on'motor truck wheels, motor delivery vehicle wheels, and other heavy duty vehicle wheels, where strength and security of mounting, with ease of application and removal, are important factors.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim: V

1. In a demountable rim, the combination of a fixed rim member,'a demountable rim member movable laterally on and off the fixed rim member and also circumferentially on said fixed rimmember, c oacting binding elements on said rim members, engageable and disengageable on reverse relative circumferential movements of said rim members, whereby the demountable rim member is adapted to be held from or released for lateral motion on the fixed rim member, a wedge lug on one rim member, a pair of spaced abutment lugs on the other rim member arranged to come on opposite sides of said wedgelug, and a removable bendablemetal wedge key of greater length than the width of the rim members adapted to be driven transversely from one side of the wheel acrossthe faces of said rim members between either side of said wedge lug and one or theother of said abutment lugs, said keyhaving an end projecting at the other side of the wheel and adapted to be bent to form a stop @for holding it from displacement. a

2. In a demountable rim, a fixed rim member, a demountable rimmember movable laterally on andloff the fixed rim member and also circumferentially thereon, binding elements on the rim members engageable and disengageable on reverse circumferential movements of the rim members for holding thedemo intable rim member from or releasing it for lateral motion on the fixed rimmember, a rotary eccentric on one of the rimmembersengageable with the other rim member for shifting said demountable rim member circumferentially in either direction,,a wedge lug on'one of theirim members,

' spaced lugs on the other rim member adapted,.to,come on opposite sides of said wedge lug, and a wedge key adapted to be driven betweeneither side of the wedge lug and one or the other of said spaced lugs for shifting the lemountable rim circumferentially in either directionand locking it in applied. position against circumferential movement.

' In a demountable rim. the combination of a fixed rim member, a demountable rim member movable laterally on and off the fixedrim member and also circumferentially on saidfixed rim member, coacting binding elements on said rim members, engageable andgdisengageable on reverse. relative circiimferential movements of said rim members,,wherebyi'the demountable rim member is adaptedtmbe held from or released for lateral motion on the fixed rim member, a wedge lug von one rim member, apair of spaced abutment lugs on the other rim member arrangedto come on opposite sides of saidrwedge lug, and a wedge keyradapted to be driven transversely across the faces of said rim members between either side of said wedge lug and one or the-other of said abutment lugs, said keyhaving a portion displaced from its normal plane and directly engaging one of said rim members for holding said key against casual withdrawal.

,In a demountable rim, a fixed rim member a demountable rim member movable laterally on and off the fixed rim memberand also, circumferentially on said fixed rim ,member, binding elements on the fixed rim member consisting of at least two transversely s aced radial lugs having outer peripheral faces curved on arcs concentric with the inner face of the inner rim'member :so as, to have surface contact therewith devoidof wedging engagement, and said fixed rim member being provided with'a wedge surface between said lugs inclined in a circumferential direction to its periphery, a binding lug on the demountable rim adapted to enter between said spaced radial lugsand of a width conforming tothe distance 'between the opposed lateral faces thereof, said binding lug being free from contact with the peripheral faces of said spaced lugs and having an inclined surface for wcdging engagement only with the wedge sur e on the fixed rim, and means for shifting the demountable rim circumferntially on the fixed rim and locking it in app-lied position thereon.

In a demountable rim, a fixed rim member, a demountable rim member movable laterally on and off the fixedrim member and also circumferentially thereon, means on said rim members engageable and disengageahle through reverse circumferential movements of the demountable rim member, for holding said demountable rim member from or releasing it forlate'ral motion, on the fixed rim member, a wedge lug on one of the rim members having opposite inclined faces, a pair of lugs on the other rim member adaptedto come on opposite sides of said wedge lug, and a wedge key adapted to be disposed between eitherinclined side of the wedge lug and the adjacent coop crating lug for shifting the demountable the fixed rim anemly fiat seat face devoid o f'side flanges, said seat face being provided with spaced series of transversely alined radial binding lugs, each consisting ofthree lugs, to wit, two outer 4 lugs arranged on opposite sides'of the center of said seat face and anintermediate with the series of binding. elements onthe fixed rim member, each consisting of a pair of transversely alined Wedge lugs movable into the spaces between the intermediate h and outer lugs of the coacting series of binding lugs on the fixed rim member, .said wedge lugs being free from contact with the peripheral faces'of the binding lugs'and having innerstraight lateral faces forengagement with the straight faces of the cen- 1 ,aeepeo tral lugof the fixed rim and inclined outer iaces for engagement with the inclined 1nner faces of the outer lugs of the fixed rim,

and means for shifting the demountable rim clrcumferentially on the fixed rim and locking it there;

7. In a demountable rim, a fixed rim member, a demountable rim member mov- "gageable and disengageable on reverse circumferential movements of the rim memhere for holding the demountable rim memher from or releasing it for lateral motion on the fixed rim member, a rotary eccentric on one of the rim members engageable with the other rim member for shifting said demountable rim member circumferentially in either direction, a'wedge lug on one of the rim members having, opposite inclined faces, spaced lugs on the other .rim member adapted to come on opposite sides of said wedge lug, and a wedge key adapted to be driven between either inclined side of the wedge lug and one or the other of said spaced lugs for shifting the demountable rim ClICHlIlfI'BI1tliill in either direction member movable between and into and out of engagement with said lugs, said lugs havin wedging engagement when in binding position, a wedge lug on one of the 'rim members having opposite inclined faces, a pair of spaced lugs on the other rim member adapted to come on opposite sidesof said wedge lug, and awedge key adapted to be driven between either one of the spaced lugs and an inclined side of the wedge lug.

9. In a demountable rim, a fixed rim member, a demountable rim member movable laterally on and off the fixed rim memher and also circumferentially thereon, two series of wedge lugs on the fixed rim member, arranged on opposite sides of the center of said rim member, the lugs of each series alternating in arrangement around the wheel, each wedge lug being of substantially V- iorm and having opposite inclined faces, means for shifting the demountable rim member circumferentially of the fixed rim member, two series of sets of abutment lugs arranged correspondingly to said wedge lugs on the demountable rim member, each set comprising a pair of abutment lugs having opposed inner straight transverse faces adapted to come on opposite sides of a correspondingly arranged coacting wedge lug on the fixed rim member, and a wedge drivin and locking adapted to be driven transversely of and between the faces of the rims between either inclined face of a wedge lug and the contiguous straight face of one or the other of the abutment lugs at the opposite sides of said wedge lug.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HOWARD NADIN MOODY. 

